GATSBY NOTES 3

• Why isn't Gatsby with his guest at his own party?
• Superficiality - All the characters want to be seen as who they are
• Nick's idea of Gatsby was red-faced and fat, but he was unexpectedly surprised.
• Gatsby has two sides that he shows to people: a public Gatsby and a private Gatsby.
• Everyone at the party becomes more drunk or depressed as the party goes on.
• The implication is Gatsby fills his house with people because he feels isolated.
• Nicks thoughts on Jordan, "She was incurably dishonest."
• Nick believes that he is "one of the few honest people he has ever known."